Teacher The term, “teacher,” shall mean all persons in the appropriate unit employed by the School District in a position for which the person must be licensed by the State of Minnesota, but shall not include superintendent, assistant superintendent, principals and assistant principals who devote more than 50% of their time to administrative or supervisory duties, confidential employees, and such other employees excluded or included by law.
Teacher Discipline A. It is agreed that informal disciplinary actions are the first steps taken in constructive discipline and are to be taken by administrators in situations of a minor nature involving the teacher’s conduct or job performance. Disciplinary actions will be administered in a fair and equitable manner, and where possible in a private manner with an appropriate substantive investigation of the key individuals involved.
Teachers 1. Each teacher shall be given written instructions on the purpose, mechanics, and dimensions of the evaluation procedure, including the teaching standards and rubrics on which the evaluation is based.
New Teacher Orientation The Association shall have the opportunity to participate in the opening in-service day including speakers for the sole purpose of greeting new faculty members and informing them of the opportunities available to them through joining their professional association.
TEACHER FILES 7.1 The teacher shall have the right to review the contents of the teacher’s District personnel file and building file, except for confidential references given prior to the time of employment.
Safety Orientation As a condition of employment it is the sole responsibility of each and every employee to obtain, hold and maintain all current certification(s) in any and all legislated safety training requirements (i.e. WHMIS, Fall Arrest, etc.) that are trade specific and/or specific to the construction industry as a whole. Supporting documentation of all legislated training must be provided by the employee to the Union prior to dispatch and to the employer upon hire and may be further requested by the employer at any time during the duration of their employment. Prior to the expiration of any certification, the Employer will notify the Employee of the pending expiration and give the Employee reasonable time to renew their certification. Further, prior to arriving at site, employees shall hold current certification for the specific tasks identified in the dispatch request, such as Spark Watch, Confined Space Watch and so on. If the employee has to be trained after dispatch, all costs borne by the Employer shall be reimbursed by the Training Fund. All employees shall be certified in Safety Orientation. Safety Orientation shall consist of three parts: Part 1 - the CODC Interactive Rights and Responsibilities Course. Part 2 - the XXXX course or equivalent.
TEACHER RIGHTS A. Pursuant to Act 336 of the Public Acts of 1947, the Board hereby agrees that every employee of the Board shall have the right freely to organize, join and support the Association for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiation and other concerted activities for mutual aid and protection. As a duly elected body exercising governmental power under color of law of the State of Michigan, the Board undertakes and agrees that it will not directly or indirectly discourage or deprive or coerce any teacher in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by Act 336 or other laws of Michigan or the Constitutions of Michigan and the United States; that it will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours, wages or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of his/her membership in the Association, his/her participation in any activities of the Association or collective professional negotiations with the Board, or his/her institution of any grievance, complaint or proceeding under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to any terms or conditions of employment.
TEACHER FACILITIES A. Each school shall have the following facilities:
TEACHER EVALUATION A. All monitoring or observation of the work performance of a teacher shall be conducted openly and with full knowledge of the teacher.
Certification for Federal-Aid Contracts Lobbying Activities A. The CONSULTANT certifies, by signing and submitting this Contract, to the best of its knowledge and belief after diligent inquiry, and other than as disclosed in writing to the LPA prior to or contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Contract by the CONSULTANT, the CONSULTANT has complied with Section 1352, Title 31, U.S. Code, and specifically, that:
